Cashier-protection device



Jan. 3, 1928.' 1,654,692 M. MARols 'cAsaIER PROTECTION DEVICE Filed lay11, 1926 il Hmmm" [l l Inventor Marika/"lfas Attorney V2 Sheets-Shen 2object,

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Application iled lay 11, 1928. Serial lo. 108,430.

teller in a bank oice or the like.v

l object of the invention is The principa the provision of a device of'this character constructed in` such a manner as to obstruct the tellerscounter from the reachfof the customer. In the accomplishment of this abullet-proof window is Amounted u on the ycounter in. such a manner asto divide the same into a cashiers section and customers section. Thelower edge of the `window is formed with an opening of only suiiicientheight to permit objects to be moved therethrough. A slide is mounted onthe counter and is movable through the opening for the purpose oftransporting articles from one side of the windowtothe other. Theends'of the slide areprovided with hinged iiaps constructed to ralseautomaticall and obstruct the opening when approac ing the latter.Whethei` the'v slide is moved the cashiers or customers sec- .tion ofthecounter, one of the flaps obstructs the opening and at all times avoldsdirect access from the customersside .to the cashiers side, except bymeans of `the slide.

The invention is disclosed in the following description an in theaccompanya perspective view of the device at the inner side'l ofthenwindow; l

Figure-Zie a perspective view of the deviceat the outer side of thewindow; igure 3 is aplan view ;tall v igure 4 is 'a n ry tion showingthe device closed at the outer side of the window;

Figure '5 is a similar section showing the device' closediat the dow;and

Fi re l6 is a ing t e operation of the llaps.

Reference to these views igure 1 is will now be made by. use oflike'characterswhich are employed Vparts throughout. C The'l device o'fthe .invention is constructed u `on a'counter Lsuch as that used inbanks, Upon ,the 'counter is window 2 dividing y'into an outer section 3on the customers side and an inner .section 4 for the-clerk .or teller.At the clerk or tellers station, the window :is formed at/its lwer edge'with an opening 5.

erected a' bullet-previ invention pertains to a novel vertical secinnerside Aof the win detail vertical section show-' v towards Adjacent theside edges of the opening, guides 6 are mounted 'on the counter, lyingpartly on both sections 3 and 4 thereof. The

'des are grooved as at?? to permit a slide 8- to move therein along thesurface of the counter from one section to the other.- Beneath the'longitudinal edges of .the slide, metallic wearing plates9-are inserted'in the surface of the counter'in order to revent `the wood from wearingaway by t 'e rubbing of the slide.

At the ends of 10 and 11 a's clearly shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6.'Recesses 12 are formed in the surface ofA the -counter at the ends oftheplates 9 for the purpose of co-operating with trips 13 secured to theouter faces ofthe flaps near the edges" 15 of each trip is perpendicularto the lane of the counter. When the trip is in t e recess; as shown inFigures 4 and 5, it lis lowered, and -`is raised in moving out of thelrecess at illustrated in' Figure 6. After the trip has been completelythrown out of the recess, the face 15 slides the slide are pivotedL apsthe hinges 14 thereof. One 'of o n the plate 9 rand maintains the flapAperpendicular to the slide 8.,

A link 16 is pivoted to the counter at a pointradjacent the slide and isconnected to the latter by a' link 17. The lever car- -ries at anintermediate point a knob 19 which is movable in a curved slide 20` cutin the counter. By means of this knob the lever may be turned on itspivot to move the slide in the opening 5f The inner face of each flap isto'p'revent the flap from dropping upon the the recess. A

.The o ration of the device is vas follows: While eclerk is handlin'moneyl or other valuable articles, the slide 1s drawn inwardly as inFigures 1 and 5.whereb opening 5 is obstructed by the forwardl flap 11.When a delivery is to be madel t9 the customer, the money or otherarticle is placed on" the slide which-is now moved outwardly thecustomer untilreaching its limit. At this time vthe flap 1 0 is raisedbeside'the opening 5, as -in Figures 2 and 4, thereby obstructing. thetellers portion of the counter fromt e reach of the customer. .Ifthecustomer -wishes to deliver an article to the teller, heplacesit on theslide providedl -wltha rest 22 near the hinge 141 1nV order l ll attime, and the teller draws. itinfing, a slide member adapted forslidable wardlyby the means 'already described. In

this manner, the tellers section of the counter is obstructed at alltimes from the reach -of persons at the customers side of the wintionhas been illustrated and described, it

is to be understood that various alterations -in 'the 'details ofconstruction may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention as indicated by Vthe appended claims.

Having thus what I claim as new and by Letters Patent is Y A 1. In acashier protecting device .includdesire to protect ^ing a counter and awindow provided with an opening, a slide adapted for movement throughthe said'window opening, flaps pivotally connected with the ends of theslide, and means for automatically raising or loweri'ng the flaps' at,predetermined positions of the slide.

2. In a lcashier protecting device .includ- .ing a'counter and a windowformed with an openin a slide member adapted' for movel so' ment -trough the VWindow Y- opening, fla s pfvotally 'connected with the ends`of t e slide, andmeans for automatically-operating the lap's to open orwindow obstructing positionf at predetermined positions o f theY slide.1

i3; In a cashier protecting device including a horizontal supportcounter and a window inthe counter provided with an openmovement 'on thesurface *of the counter through ,the'window o ening,aps pivotally l iconnected with the en s ofthe slide adapted to fass'ume. Io'wered'positions (zo-extensive,

y with the slide-.or elevated window obstructtions co-extenv adapted -tobe slidabl actuated on the counling; positions, v'and means lforautomatically swinging the ilaps to suitable` positions at predeterminedpositions of theslide.

'.4. Ina-cashier protecting device includingacounter and -a windowprovided with an opening above'the counter, a flat Aslide ter `throughthe win ow opening, -a pair of liapsfhng'edlly connected with the -en'dsAof the slidejoperable to assume' horizontal postheslideand verticalYmatically W. f Y the movement of the slld While a specific embodimentof the invenfully described the invention,

11ans .the slide operable toassume lowered posi-v tions colextensivewith the 4slide and -'raised positions adaptedto obstruct the window,`

andI on the window counter, a pair of laps hingedly connected with theinner andouter ends of the slide, and means for automatiycall raisingand lowering the -said slide in pre etermined positionsv of the slide.

6. A slide for a-cashiers window comprisingV a flatslide member adaptedto move the window opening, a pair of flaps hinged y connected to theends of the slide member adapted to assume raised positionsobstructactuated through the window opening- -slidably in the.,windowcounter and thrQu h' ing the window and lowered positions colextensive with the slide, and means carried l by the flaps adapted toautomatically raisev and lower the flaps in predetermined positions ofthe slide.

7. A slide for a'cashiers window conaprisin a flatslide member 'adaptedto Abe slidab v actuated on the window counterand f i tionsat rightangles to the slide, mechanism forl slidably actuating'theslide member,and

' g the lapsat the slide. l

8. A slide for a cashiers window compris.- ing la fiat slide'memberadapted-'to be' Slidably actuated on the window counter and throu h thewindowA opening, v4a pair vofingedly connected; with the ends of yconnected with the ends of .the

,co-'extensive'with the slide and raised posi-` i means forautomatically raising and lowerpredetermined positions ofpositions atright air les =to the slide, and

mechanism for slidab members secured to the" inn er edges ofthe flapsengage'ablewith recesses 'inthe' counter` to operate the flaps.

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actuating the slide memberf said mecha-msm comprising trip

